So, you’ve said “I do,” danced till your shoes betrayed you, posed for 872 photos (of which 34 feature Aunt Karen blinking), and now you’re blissfully hitched. Whether you’re newly married, approaching your first anniversary like, “Wait, it’s already been a year?” or just haven’t got around too it 5 years on — you know what’s coming next: the wedding album.
Now before you roll your eyes and promise, “We’ll totally do it next weekend,” let’s talk about the Done-For-You approach to wedding album creation — the magical, stress-free, argument-avoiding, time-saving solution every couple never knew they desperately needed.
It’s exactly what it sounds like. You hand over your photos (yes, even the blurry ones your cousin took on his phone that weirdly look great in an arty way), and a professional designer handles the rest. We’re talking layout, storytelling, image enhancement, and printing — all wrapped up in a gorgeous album that makes your in-laws gasp and your girly-friends jealous.
Imagine it: no sitting on the couch with your partner debating if photo #142 or #143 captures your “good side.” No endless scrolling. No fighting over whether “natural linen” or “black leather” should be the cover colour. With the Done-For-You service, you get to enjoy the final product without lifting a finger — or having a marriage counselling session over colours, font choices or photos.
Let’s face it: planning a wedding is a full-time occupation. Surviving one is a badge of honor. Now that it’s over, the last thing you want to do is sit down and play part-time graphic designer. You’ve got brunches to attend, couples Netflix accounts to merge, and thank-you cards to write.
“But I could totally do this myself,” you say confidently. And you could — just like you could learn Italian or build a bookshelf from scratch. But life is short, and you’re more likely to end up with a half-finished project and a folder of unprinted photos wasting away.
You survived cake tastings and seating charts. Don’t let picking photo choices be the straw that breaks the couple’s back. A Done-For-You album lets you relive the joy without reliving the stress.
That’s the secret. Unlike that DIY album you swore you’d finish last July, the Done-For-You album actually makes it to your coffee table — where it belongs. Not in a drawer. Not on a USB stick. Not in “cloud purgatory”.
If you’re creeping up on your first (or fifth, or fiftieth) wedding anniversary, this is your chance to earn major points in the romance department. A Done-For-You wedding album is like a highlight reel of the best day of your lives — minus the sweat, stress, and that one groomsman who had a little too much “liquid courage.”
It’s thoughtful, timeless, and way better than a last-minute bouquet from the gas station.
To all the lovers planning their big day: you’re going to thank yourself later. Not just for choosing each other, but for outsourcing your album to someone who knows what they’re doing. It’s an investment in your memories — and in your sanity.
Because while you could spend your weekend choosing between “matte” and “gloss,” you should probably be making pancakes together, or binge-watching Netflix, or just doing newlywed things like… learning each other’s favourite pizza toppings.
With our Photo Curation Service, you can upload the full photo gallery and our designer will carefully sift through your photos to curate the best images to tell your story.
Have your own personal designer at your finger tips to create your wedding photo album. Your album will have a polished professional look without it taking up countless hours of your time. Our D.I.F.Y. (Design It For You) service allows you to sit back and enjoy living life without the stress and laborious task of working out how to design and how to use DIY apps, because it’s all done for you by us!
The Coffee Table Book has been designing wedding albums and photo books since 2006, adding wedding magazine design in 2013. Our expert book designers will take that complicated and stressful job of magazine design off your hands. Our designers attention to detail and creativity will ensure your wedding magazine looks like a high-end publication.
We offer high-end professional photo albums, printed and hand-bound in Australia.
Our photo albums have impressive lay-flat pages in an unmatched matte finish for stunning colour-rich images and beautiful black & white photos. They are printed using archival quality inks and meticulously handcrafted using traditional bookbinding techniques for a long lasting keepsake.
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We offer short-run photo book and magazine printing. Short-run means as little as one copy. Printed in Australia and specialising in premium quality book production and magazine publications.
Our photo books and magazines are printed on premium archival paper with stunning results. The cover is printed on a thicker paper stock and laminated in a Soft-Touch Velvet finish. They are bound using a popular industry technique called Perfect Bound with a square spine allowing us to print along the spine for a personal touch.
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Elevated, beautifully crafted photo books and albums, that are thoughtfully curated and designed by skilled designers.
And for your peace of mind, we keep all designs archived indefinitely. Should you lose your photos for any reason; a computer crash, your harddrive corrupts, lost in a natural disaster, we will have not only your album or magazine design on file safely archived, but also means your photos are backed up too! Your album or magazine design will be on file to easily reprint — and provide you with a copy of all your precious photos.
No ugly traditional albums like your gran has hidden away in the cupboard.
No tacky plastic sleeve albums that are known to yellow over time.
Only premium quality photo albums capturing your unforgettable day as it unfolded.
The moments of you looking at each other when no one else was watching.
The unexpected in-between moments that made it yours.
And all the milestone moments to remember in years to come.
We have worked with couples across Australia and the world, who didn’t want a boring, generic wedding album. They wanted a statement piece they could proudly leave on the coffee table. If that’s you, you’re in the right place.
You’ve celebrated an unforgettable day of celebrations, now what? This is where The Coffee Table Book come in. We create a way for your memories to live on in your heart and gives you that nostalgic feeling every time you open the album cover.